Toronto Architecture From The 1960's and 70's

[thecharioteer]

Thanks for that. There aren't that many good pictures of Bloor-Yorkville from the Sixties and Seventies.

You're welcome! Lothian Mews was such an iconic building. The closest to it is York Square (whose days appear to be numbered, unfortunately). Here are some shots of Yorkville 1968, west of Hazelton, prior to the purple brick makeover of the 1970's (Toronto Star):

http://chuckmantorontonostalgia.fil...crowd-note-people-above-bay-windows-c1970.jpg

The makeover begins:

And is complete (late 1970's):

 

[LowPolygon]

One of the most interesting and prescient buildings in 1960's Toronto was the Lothian Mews at 92 Bloor Street West. Designed by WZMH in 1963/64, (winner of the Massey Silver Medal) it enveloped a Victorian house later known as the Pearcy House and became one of the most fashionable and enjoyable places in Yorkville, housing the original Coffee Mill. Demolished in 1984.


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thanks for that Charioteer! that statue has quite a 'social realism' vibe for 1960s Jack Harman, especially since much of his work was still based around canonical Henry Moore/Giacometti/Picasso-esque kind of modernist figural abstraction. that said, his work did eventually evolve into a more classicist phase, which culminated in his extraordinarily conservative 1992 statue of QE2 riding a horse...
His McDonald Block sculptures are still there i believe.

 

[LowPolygon]

 

[LowPolygon]

http://richardholden.ca/landscapes/urban-landscapes/

 

[Lost In The Wilds]

1757 Victoria Park Ave

Year: 1961

Photos: caprent.com

 

[LowPolygon]

1757 Victoria Park Ave

Year: 1961

Photos: caprent.com

thanks for posting these! love the polka dot terrazzo and the arches--unusual for the time...

 

[Lost In The Wilds]

No problem. I like them too.

 

[Lost In The Wilds]

Citadel Village (Valley Woods Rd)

Year: 1967

Architect: Klein and Sears Architects/Tampold and Wells

Photos: TOBuilt


Phase I located at 1213-1229 York Mills Road and 35-53 Valley Woods Road won the 1964 Massey Award (Architects Klein and Sears) and consists of 143 units. Check these links: Massey Medals 1964_1, Massey Medals 1964_2

Phase II is located at 101-113 Valley Woods Road, consists of 102 units and is separated from Phase I by Brookbanks/Valleywoods Park.

Phase III is located at 1-31 Valley Woods Road and was originally named Citadel Village of Don Mills, Ontario. In 1967, Architects Elmar Tampold and J. Malcolm Wells won the National Design Award given by The Housing Design Council.

(Check below for the builders’ promotional brochure and North York‘s Modernist Architecture Article)

Source: http://valleywoodstenantgroup.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/my-memories-of-valley-woods/

 

[Lost In The Wilds]

Not sure what happened to the rest of the photos I posted?

Here's a link to the datebase instead: http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/toneighbourhoods.php?&search_fd8=Parkwoods

 

[LowPolygon]

Caledonia Road, just north of Lawrence. No info. Could be anywhere from 1955-62 from the looks of it. (iPhone pics)

 

[Edward]

Is that a park maintenance building of some sort?

 

[adma]

Wonder if it's connected with the reservoir in any way? (Seems to be a similar "verve" with other parks-atop-reservoirs of the period: Rosehill, Richview, etc)

 

[LowPolygon]

https://www.flickr.com/groups/yorkdale/

 

[thecharioteer]

Great set, deepend! Hard to believe how absolutely glamorous Yorkdale was when it opened.

A couple of postcards:

 

[LowPolygon]

Great set, deepend! Hard to believe how absolutely glamorous Yorkdale was when it opened.

I know...those flower petal/mushroom shaped banquettes in the Eaton's atrium restaurant are extraordinary, as are the 'stalactites' in the Simpson's atrium ceiling--and that circular stairway..wow...